Replace the plastic field

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

this current plastic surface is completely unacceptable as the players can't get a good grip.

Bijan slips a lot with his extreme cuts.  I believe he also slipped on that critical sack by Wil Anderson as Bijan was going cutting across and could have blocked Anderson.  Big 0 Sanders slipped and fell after a catch where Will Anderson hit him late for a penalty.  I also don't like the aesthetics of the plastic pellets flying up with contact and the color is a horrid faux green. 

When was the last time UT had a viable organic field? I remember Ricky ran in mud vs. aggy for the 1998 record, but we need something a little better. Study the NFL with their perfect surfaces and implement that. 

[hookem48 4631]

Just now, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

this current plastic surface is completely unacceptable as the players can't get a good grip.

Bijan slips a lot with his extreme cuts.  I believe he also slipped on that critical sack by Wil Anderson as Bijan was going cutting across and could have blocked Anderson.  Big 0 Sanders slipped and fell after a catch where Will Anderson hit him late for a penalty.  I also don't like the aesthetics of the plastic pellets flying up with contact and the color is a horrid faux green. 

When was the last time UT had a viable organic field? I remember Ricky ran in mud vs. aggy for the 1998 record, but we need something a little better. Study the NFL with their perfect surfaces and implement that. 

aggy can grow a perfectly fine field, it ain't that hard

[Herpa Derpa 6112]

Not to mention it looks like cheap shit on the teevee.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

Just now, hookem48 said:

aggy can grow a perfectly fine field, it ain't that hard

well i hope so , they are AGgy after all. 

[TrashMaster G 17388]

Bijan needs to wear some different cleats.

[MrBig 5289]

It’s the crumb rubber pellets. All that black shit you see on the players. It gets up to 140 degrees in the Texas heat and gets so hot that you can’t get any grip no matter what cleats you wear. 

[Eastwood 4394]

As the team is running off the field after the last home game of the season, the grounds crew should ripping that piece of shit field right behind them, followed by the planting of the best field money can buy. It’s the worst playing surface I’ve seen since 1980’s astroturf. 

[David Dennison 18658]

4 minutes ago, Eastwood said:

As the team is running off the field after the last home game of the season, the grounds crew should ripping that piece of shit field right behind them, followed by the planting of the best field money can buy. It’s the worst playing surface I’ve seen since 1980’s astroturf. 

Agreed, but is there any real chance of this happening? This field will be two seasons old.

[Eastwood 4394]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Agreed, but is there any real chance of this happening? This field will be two seasons old.

Let’s use our last year of LHN money to pay for it. 

[millhouse 2587]

Didn't we just put that shit down before the season last year?

[futureman 22415]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Agreed, but is there any real chance of this happening? This field will be two seasons old.

do you think we can we afford it?  no way to know. 

[Intruder 15]

The only SEC stadiums with synthetic turf are: Mizzou, Vandy and Kentucky.  That is a good enough reason to replace the rug with grass. It is typically a million dollars to switch surfaces.

 

[Macklemore 2870]

LOL, the field is just 1 year old and finally has the right shade of burnt orange. They’re not replacing a brand new field for a grass one. They should try to reduce the rubber pellet infill. There is too much. The Cowboys and Texans artificial turf do not have the issues we have with grip because they’re not oversaturated with rubber pellet infill. You barely see any of the black dust during a Texans game.

Edited September 10, 2022 by Macklemore

[cactusflinthead 27594]

19 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

aggy can grow a perfectly fine field, it ain't that hard

I keep saying this in the landscape thread.

I despise all fake grass.

[David Dennison 18658]

1 minute ago, Macklemore said:

LOL, the field is just 1 year old and finally has the right shade of burnt orange. They’re not replacing a brand new field for a grass one. The should try to reduce the rubber pellet infill. The Cowboys and Texans artificial turf do not have the issues we have with grip because they’re not oversaturated with rubber pellet infill. You barely see any of the black dust during a Texans game.

Ours is nice and shiny between the hashmarks.

[cactusflinthead 27594]

2 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

LOL, the field is just 1 year old and finally has the right shade of burnt orange. They’re not replacing a brand new field for a grass one. The should try to reduce the rubber pellet infill. The Cowboys and Texans artificial turf do not have the issues we have with grip because they’re not oversaturated with rubber pellet infill. You barely see any of the black dust during a Texans game.

The Texans and Cowboys have fake grass because they can't grow the real stuff. Houston tried and failed.

[Macklemore 2870]

5 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

The Texans and Cowboys have fake grass because they can't grow the real stuff. Houston tried and failed.

You’re missing the point. The Texans and Cowboys don’t have the issues with their fields that we do. A slippery surface is not inherent in an artificial turf. They’re several different manufacturers of artificial turf and they offer different models. Ours sucks compared to what the Texans and Cowboys have. The Texans natural grass surface was awful and caused lots of injuries. They switched to artificial turf which the players far prefer.

Edited September 10, 2022 by Macklemore

[David Dennison 18658]

4 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

The Texans and Cowboys have fake grass because they can't grow the real stuff. Houston tried and failed.

Wasn't ours a chewed up god awful mess at the end of the season before we went back to synthetic? Or am I misremembering?

[taybo20 2815]

My understanding is that the field was already purchased because the old field was absolutely just end of life and worn out. So they went ahead with replacement. But the choice is Sark’s and if he wants grass, CDC was open to changing it over. 

[cactusflinthead 27594]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Wasn't ours a chewed up god awful mess at the end of the season before we went back to synthetic? Or am I misremembering?

Growing grass ain't the same as laying down green carpet. It's a feel thing at times. I don't remember the last actual grass we had. 

I doubt we went cheap on the artificial turf. But, there is settling necessary for all those rubber prills to firm up some. It takes a while. 

[Macklemore 2870]

6 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Wasn't ours a chewed up god awful mess at the end of the season before we went back to synthetic? Or am I misremembering?

Yes, our natural turf looked like shit at the end of the season. It easily tore up. 

[formermav43 4599]

1 minute ago, cactusflinthead said:

Growing grass ain't the same as laying down green carpet. It's a feel thing at times. I don't remember the last actual grass we had. 

I doubt we went cheap on the artificial turf. But, there is settling necessary for all those rubber prills to firm up some. It takes a while. 

We went to field turf before the 09 season.

[cactusflinthead 27594]

3 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

Yes, our natural turf looked like shit at the end of the season. It easily tore up. 

aggy can grow grass. Let me make this perfectly clear, Braindead fucking aggy can grow good turf. It isn't 120 fucking degrees on actually alive turf. Hire someone that knows what they are doing if you want green growing grass. 

But, this is what was chosen. Adapt, overcome, improvise

[David Dennison 18658]

8 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

We went to field turf before the 09 season.

That means the last game on grass was aggy 2008.

FWIW.

 

[Zeus 5950]

No shit

[Zeus 5950]

It's also hot as fuck when the sun hits it. 

I liked playing on it at night in HS but that's because I was a slow linebacker and it made it where guys couldn't cut as well.

[deft 6800]

LOL, the field is just 1 year old and finally has the right shade of burnt orange. They’re not replacing a brand new field for a grass one. They should try to reduce the rubber pellet infill. There is too much. The Cowboys and Texans artificial turf do not have the issues we have with grip because they’re not oversaturated with rubber pellet infill. You barely see any of the black dust during a Texans game.

Yea and they both also have covers on the field causing to not turn into ovens